01/31/2012 - St George Real Estate Developer Acquires Tuscan Hills Subdivision
Tuscan Hills, has been acquired by St George real estate developer, Southern Utah Development, for an undisclosed sum from the First Federal Savings Bank of Iowa.St. George, Utah (PRWEB) January 31, 2012 Tuscan Hills, has been acquired by St George real estate developer, Southern Utah Development, for an undisclosed sum from the First Federal Savings Bank of Iowa."The St. George real estate ...
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02/12/2012 - Republicans narrowly select Spiker to lead
Ames Republican A.J. Spiker is the new chairman of the Republican Party of Iowa. Spiker, 32, is a real estate agent and a member of the party's central committee.
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02/06/2012 - Cedar Falls grants more time to decide future of annex building
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa --- The city's first federal post office was thought by many to be too far from Main Street.
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02/07/2012 - Iowa's Top Two Youth Volunteers Selected in 17th Annual National Awards Program
Kayla De Weerd, 14, of Hull and Hannah Jorgensen, 13, of Adair today were named Iowa's top two youth volunteers for 2012 by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, a nationwide program honoring young people for outstanding acts of volunteerism.
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02/05/2012 - Bankruptcy trustee asks Scott's corporations be declared 'sham'
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa --- Ryan St. Anne Scott set up corporations for personal benefit, according to a complaint filed Friday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court.
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01/30/2012 - Waterloo City Council buys out credit union for SportsPlex
WATERLOO, Iowa --- City Attorney Jim Walsh blamed state lawmakers for the price the city was forced to pay to relocate a downtown credit union.
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01/29/2012 - Poll: Iowans want open government
DES MOINES, Iowa --- Two-thirds of Iowans polled favor creating a board in state government to handle citizen complaints about violations of open meetings and access to government documents.
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01/29/2012 - Quarterly indicators show upward trends
WATERLOO, Iowa --- As fall gave way to winter, construction seemed to be the main hiccup among the Cedar Valley's fourth-quarter economic indicators.
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01/29/2012 - Open government in Iowa: Iowans in poll favor more effort into providing access
Other stories in this report: Public information board proposal to get full airing Despite attention to openness, problems exist Newspaper project focuses on Iowans’ attitudes about open government By Lee Rood Des Moines Register Two in three Iowans polled favor the creation of a board in state government to handle citizen complaints about violations [...]
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01/25/2012 - Iowa Farmland to Sell in Feb. 22 Auction
FORT DODGE, IA-- - Approximately 430 acres of productive Iowa farmland will sell at auction Wednesday, Feb. 22, with Murray Wise Associates marketing the property and managing the sale."Iowa farmland ...
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01/23/2012 - David Weidner's Writing on the Wall: Who benefits when a bank dies?
Iowa’s Polk County Bank was one of America's oldest. Did its too-big-to-fail rivals kill it? Was it the regulators? David Weidner reports.
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01/03/2012 - Video: Field$ of Dream$: Real estate prices soaring in Iowa
The lingering recession is having little impact in Iowa, where unemployment is below average and a real estate boom is underway. The rising price of farmland, as much as $20,000 an acre, has turned farmers into millionaires. The real estate boom has spread throughout the Midwest, but is it a bubble about to burst? Harry Smith reports. (Rock Center)
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01/19/2012 - Feds move to seize assets in Vinton restaurant raid
VINTON, Iowa --- Federal authorities have started new steps to take gold and $269,000 in cash and cashiers checks seized during an immigration investigation into restaurants in Vinton and Toledo.
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01/19/2012 - Farmers Bet on Rates as MetLife Battles Rural Lenders
John Harder, a 65-year-old farmer with 7,500 acres in Iowa, said he’s taking out new loans almost every month as profits surge and land prices reach records.
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01/17/2012 - Ryan St. Anne Scott surrenders Buchanan Abbey
INDEPENDENCE, Iowa --- Authorities reclaimed control of the former Buchanan County Home Monday night, moving in after Ryan St. Anne Scott and his followers abandoned the property and their llama herd.
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01/17/2012 - Chili 'rocks' at Okoboji Winter Games
SPIRIT LAKE, Iowa -- Get ready rock-n-roll foodies. The 32nd annual University of Okoboji Winter Games serves something hot -- and entertaining -- to get the region's biggest cold-weather party started.
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01/13/2012 - Corrected: Sioux County, Iowa: Ground zero for U.S. farm boom
SIOUX COUNTY, IOWA (Reuters) - If there is an epicenter of the nation's farmland boom, it can be found here amid the rolling hills of northwest Iowa. A fortune is being plowed into the dirt of Sioux County, where well-heeled farmers and wealthy investors compete fiercely for some of the most fertile land in the Corn Belt. While farmland prices across Iowa have been among the heartland's fastest ...
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01/12/2012 - Hansen named Citizen of the Year
Lyle Hansen, Jr. was named the 2011 Audubon Citizen of the Year during the Community Banquet held Saturday night. Hansen, a principle at Southwest Iowa Real Estate in Audubon was presented the award by last year’s recipient, Tom Nielsen, who is a former co-worker of Hansen’s.
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01/11/2012 - Scott apparently obtains abbey insurance
INDEPENDENCE, Iowa --- A day after setting the wheels in motion to evict Ryan St. Anne Scott, his followers and their llamas, officials learned the man who claims to be a monk got the necessary insurance coverage for the former county home.
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01/10/2012 - Empty business building sold for $450,000
MAQUOKETA, Iowa — A northeast Iowa developer has agreed to purchase an industrial building that has been sitting empty for years in the Timber City Industrial Park in Maquoketa.
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01/10/2012 - Monk ordered to leave Independence abbey
INDEPENDENCE, Iowa --- Ryan St. Anne Scott has 72 hours to vacate what he calls the Buchanan Abbey and move what he calls a religious community.
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01/10/2012 - Iowa Law Professor Says Regulation Needed for Lawsuits-as-Investments
Some invest their money in stocks, some in bonds, some in real estate. Now, investors are putting their money into lawsuits, and University of Iowa law professor Maya Steinitz said this growing market needs government regulation.
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01/09/2012 - Sioux County, Iowa: Ground zero for farm boom
SIOUX COUNTY, IOWA (Reuters) - If there is an epicenter of the nation's farmland boom, it can be found here amid the rolling hills of northwest Iowa. A fortune is being plowed into the dirt of Sioux County, where well-heeled farmers and wealthy investors compete fiercely for some of the most fertile land in the Corn Belt. While farmland prices across Iowa have been among the heartland's fastest ...
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01/10/2012 - After 33 years, Blank & McCune is sold
When Jackie Blank and Jane McCune set about establishing their real estate firm in Iowa City in 1979, most people told them they couldn’t do it.
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01/07/2012 - City, business leaders not sounding alarm over retail store closings
When news came out that Sears was going to close about 100 Sears and Kmart stores across the country, commercial real estate agent Doug Brown didn’t need to see the list to know that Lawrence’s Sears store on South Iowa Street would be on it.
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01/02/2012 - Video: Recession drags on in Newton, Iowa
Newton, Iowa was featured on a "60 Minutes" story for how the economy was affecting the citizens there. Scott Pelley revisited the town two years later to report on any progress it has seen.
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01/02/2012 - Really? Voting Iowans enjoy real estate upswing
With the first real voting in the presidential campaign set for Tuesday's Iowa caucuses, and the economy on the everyone's mind, we at "Really" thought we'd take a peek at what's up...
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01/01/2012 - Can’t-lose Christie collects Iowa IOUs
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is spreading seeds in Iowa that could sweeten his political future. Stumping in the Hawkeye State for Mitt Romney is a win-win for the pugnacious Christie — no matter what happens — political insiders and Iowa Republicans said. If Romney wins the Iowa caucus and the GOP...
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12/31/2011 - Iowa officials say flue a real ba-hum-BUG
SIOUX CITY -- The Iowa Department of Public Health this time of year often tracks reports of influenza.
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01/01/2012 - Momentum in Iowa tilting toward Mitt Romney
Iowa voters may be on the verge of delivering a caucus plot twist Tuesday that seemed unlikely just a few short weeks ago: propelling Mitt Romney toward the GOP presidential nomination.
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12/30/2011 - Video: GOP contest heats up
The state of Iowa is doing pretty well. With unemployment at 5.7 percent, agricultural real estate selling near all-time highs and some manufacturers reporting a shortage of skilled workers. Robert Ray reports from Iowa.
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12/29/2011 - GOP voters look past strong Iowa economy, focus on nation’s pocketbook woes before caucus vote
IOWA CITY, Iowa — The “Great Recession” barely touched Iowa City. The University of Iowa and its hospital are in the middle of a construction boom. A manufacturer is touting plans to hire 175 people for a new iron foundry. Farmers working the land outside the city are flush with cash from record-setting crop prices. Read full article >>
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12/29/2011 - GOP voters focus on nation economy, not Iowa's
The "Great Recession" barely touched Iowa City.
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12/22/2011 - Census data: Neb., Iowa grew slightly since 2010
Iowa and Nebraska's populations grew at a rate slower than the whole nation between July 2010 and 2011, according to U.S. Census estimates released Wednesday.
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12/20/2011 - Iowa City may seek bids for school property
IOWA CITY – The Iowa City school district is considering an unusual option for selling the Roosevelt Elementary School property: seeking bids rather than going the traditional route using a real estate agent. The competitive bid process would allow the district to provide some protections the school’s neighbors have sought by adding stipulations on how [...]
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12/20/2011 - Former Iowa real estate agent sentenced for fraud
(12-20) 07:47 PST Davenport, Iowa (AP) -- Federal prosecutors say a former Davenport real estate agent has been sentenced to two years in prison for her role in a scheme to defraud banks and mortgage lenders. The U.S....
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12/16/2011 - Southwest Iowa, Kansas Sales Show Broadening Strength, Values for Farmland
COLUMBIA CITY, IN-- - Back-to-back farmland auctions in Iowa and Kansas brought a total of $8,295,000 this week, demonstrating that the rise in land values extends to a variety of areas and land types."Both ...
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12/13/2011 - Trump says he won't host debate in Iowa
NEW YORK (AP) - Donald Trump says he is pulling out of a Republican presidential debate he had agreed to moderate in Iowa. The real estate mogul announced Tuesday that he was stepping back in order to preserve the option of running for president in case he's not satisfied that the ...
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12/13/2011 - Donald Trump pulls out of hosting GOP presidential debate in Iowa
NEW YORK — Donald Trump says he is pulling out of a Republican presidential debate he had agreed to moderate in Iowa. The real estate mogul announced Tuesday that he was stepping back in order to preserve the option of running for president in case he’s not satisfied that the eventual Republican nominee can defeat President Barack Obama. The conservative website Newsmax was to host the debate ...
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12/13/2011 - Trump Drops Debate Idea
Donald Trump says he is pulling out of a Republican presidential debate he had agreed to moderate in Iowa. The real estate mogul announced Tuesday that he was stepping back in order to preserve the option of running for president in case he's not satisfied with the eventual Republican nominee.
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12/13/2011 - Trump pulls out of moderating Iowa debate
Real estate mogul Donald Trump has pulled out of a Republican debate he agreed to moderate in Iowa later this month after most of the candidates turned down his invitations to participate, FOX News Channel reported Tuesday. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum are the...
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12/13/2011 - NO TRUMP: Real estate mogul Donald Trump has backed out of hosting a GOP presidential debate in Iowa
Donald Trump says he is pulling out of a Republican presidential debate he had agreed to moderate in Iowa.
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12/09/2011 - All but two GOP hopefuls shun Trump debate
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- All but two of the seven leading GOP presidential hopefuls have declined to participate in a debate in Iowa moderated by real estate mogul Donald Trump.
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12/08/2011 - All but 2 GOP hopefuls shun Trump debate
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- All but two of the seven leading GOP presidential hopefuls have declined to participate in a debate in Iowa moderated by real estate mogul Donald Trump.
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12/07/2011 - Experts identify "hidden economies" in Iowa City
Iowa City has the potential to appeal to national retailers, according to one real estate expert. Researcher John Millar, the vice president of Divaris Real Estate, presented the results of his strategic assessment of downtown to the Iowa City City Council Tuesday night.
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12/05/2011 - Gingrich Praises Trump As 'True American Icon'
The real estate magnate praised Gingrich, but said he would not be endorsing a candidate until after he hosts a televised debate in Iowa a week before the state's caucuses.
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12/06/2011 - Free real estate seminar today
Ruhl & Ruhl Realtors is hosting a free real estate career seminar from 7 to 8.30 p.m. today at the Iowa City Area Association of Realtors, 847 Quarry Road, Suite 110 in Coralville.
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12/03/2011 - Paul Rejects Trump-Moderated Debate
Texas Rep. Ron Paul turned down an invitation to participate in an upcoming Republican debate in Iowa with a scathing statement released by his campaign on Saturday, which said the selection of real-estate mogul Donald Trump as moderator "will contribute to an unwanted circus-like atmosphere."
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12/02/2011 - Coming to a debate near you - 'The Donald' - Fri, 02 Dec 2011 PST
Real estate mogul Donald Trump will moderate a Republican presidential debate in Iowa a week before the state holds the first in the nation caucuses.
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12/02/2011 - Iowa GOP debate moderator is ... Donald Trump
Real estate mogul Donald Trump will moderate a Republican presidential debate in Iowa a week before the state holds the first in the nation caucuses.
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